Nighty Night Taputapu-Ringa Āwhina Moe by Meizhu Li

Nighty Night Taputapu-Ringa Āwhina Moe by Meizhu Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Hangarau Mau Competition Category.

RinoHangarau Mau· 2020

Nighty Night Taputapu-Ringa Āwhina Moe

by Meizhu Li

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Hangarau Mau Category

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The Design

About Nighty Night Taputapu-Ringa Āwhina Moe

Ko te Nighty Night he taputapu-ringa mau kākahu i hangaia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te moe. Ka whakakotahi a Nighty Night i te mirimiri pona Hainamana tuku iho ki te hangarau hou, mā te whakamahi i te au iahiko auau-iti hei whakaohooho i ngā pona i runga i te ringaringa. Ka rere te au i waenganui i ngā papa hiko e rua, ā, ka hangaia he whakaohooho ōrite puta noa i te wāhi i waenganui i a rāua tokorua, nō reira kāore e hiahiatia ana kia kitea tonutia te pona tika. Ka mauria e te kaiwhakamahi te whitiki i mua i te moe, ā, ka whakaritea te kaha me te roanga o te wā. Ka noho te whitiki ki roto i tētahi pouaka e whakakī ana i te taputapu, ā, ka taea te tango i te wāhanga hiko mō te horoi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Nighty Night Taputapu-Ringa Āwhina Moe te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Nighty Night Taputapu-Ringa Āwhina Moe he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Nighty Night Taputapu-Ringa Āwhina Moe mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Nighty Night is a wearable wristband that combines traditional Chinese acupressure with modern technology by using a low-frequency current to stimulate certain acupoints that can improve sleep quality. It does not require the user’s active involvement but easily solves the problem of insomnia.
Dimensions & Packaging: wristband 240mm*35mm*5mm
Box 255mm*50mm*40mm
Tags: wearable, sleep, technology, traditional Chinese medicine
Production Technology: The technology I am investigating is low-frequency pulse current. The pulse is delivered through electrode pads that are taped to the patient’s skin.
Since people's body size are different, so there is also slightly different for the location of the same acupoint. The technology can easily resolve the problem by creating even stimulation between the area of two electrode pads.
Design Challenge: The technology I am investigating is low-frequency pulse current, which has a parallel in a machine used for cancer patients. The principle is to relieve pain by creating mild electrical pulses to improve local circulation and relax muscles. The existing product applies this technology to people who experience joint or muscle pain for a variety of reasons. The pulse is delivered through electrode pads (positive and negative) that are taped to the patient’s skin. The technology creates even stimulation in the current between the two poles. I am investigating whether this technology can stimulate the particular acupoints that help people sleep without requiring the user to pinpoint the precise location of those acupoints.
In support of my theory that this technology can be used to stimulate acupoints and improve sleep, I found a thesis written by a graduate student at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The student compared the effects of acupuncture (stimulated acupoints by needle) and pulse current instruments on sleep quality for people with depressive insomnia. The result showed that both methods improved sleep quality, and there was no significant difference in the degree of improvement between the two groups. In that way, I can use this technology into my design.
Research: In traditional Chinese medicine, insomnia can be resolved by using acupressure. The pressure is applied to a certain acupoint that can improve sleep quality.
There are about 19 acupoints on our body that can improve sleep quality, and the most effective sleep acupoints are located at the wrist and calf.
Since the wrist acupoints are more concentrated and accessible than those on the calf, I decided to design a wristband that can stimulate them for improved sleep.
Inspiration: According to the National Alliance On Mental Illness, over one-third of Americans report difficulty sleeping.
There are many existing sleep aids, such as music and incense, but they often work for some people and not for others. Some sleeping aids need active efforts on the part of the user, but not all people can stick to the program.
So I wanted to find a scientific method that does not require the user’s active involvement but easily solves the problem of insomnia.
Project Duration: Started in September 2018 and finished in May 2019.
Operation Flow: The user basically uses it before they go to bed. The user opens the housing of the wristband when he/she is ready to sleep, puts on the band, and sets the intensity of the electric stimulation and duration, before switching on the device. The next morning the user removes the wrist strap and puts it back into the box, where it will be automatically charged.
The electronic part can be easily taken out from the wristband and clean or change the band.